Representation

 

The tv show modern family has two major representation patterns in different characters like Gloria a Hispanic woman who immigrated to the us with her kid and got married to a rich old mad called Jay. Gloria's character is the stereotypical hispanic woman represented in media she had dark hair, brown eyes and a very noticeable accent. Especially during the first season they looked down on her and thought of her as a "gold digger".  In the show she's extremely loud, loves gossip and is a little aggressive. All of these are typical traits we see in hispanic woman represented in the media. The show has multiple jokes regarding the character's culture and whenever she would pronounce something wrong or mess up.

We also then have the character of Alex the "nerd" one from her family she also fits the typical stereotype this character has brown hair, glasses, short, and always doing school work. She would constantly miss activities and had no social life due to always overachieving. They made most of her personality to be around being the smart of the family and having the pressure of always being perfect and the expectation to be the best. It was like school was the only thing she cared about in the show not fashion or sports. Alex's character is shy and a bit of an "outcast" which is a typical stereotype for this character.

These two fit the standard for their characters not only their physical features but personality and cultural aspects too. Gloria's character would constantly be open about her opinion and was very connected to her culture. Her accent was on of the biggest part of her character as well as Alex was her intelligence and her shyness. This show was very driven by different stereotypical characters following the certain standards in this case a "hispanic woman" or "nerd".